Psalms 100:5

“For the Lord is good, etc.] Both in a providential way, and in a way of grace, and does good; he is the good Shepherd, that has laid down his life for the sheep; and the good Samaritan, that pours in the wine and oil of his love and grace, and his precious blood, to the healing of the wounds made by sin: while he was on earth, he went about doing good to the bodies and souls of men; and he continues to do good unto them, and therefore should be praised, served, and worshipped: his mercy is everlasting; or “his grace” f1387; there is always a sufficiency of it for his people; and his lovingkindness, which may be also here meant, is always the same; having loved his own which were in the…”

“For the Lord is good - For good is Yahweh. That is, He is not a being of mere “power;” he is not merely the Creator; but he is benevolent, and is, therefore, worthy of universal praise. In the former verses, his claim to adoration is founded on the fact that he is the “Creator,” and has, as such, a right to our service; in this verse, the claim is asserted on account of his moral character: (1) his benevolence; (2) his mercy; (3) his truth; (a) the fact that he is a God of truth; and (b) the fact that his truth endures, or that in all generations he shows himself to be faithful to his promises. The first of these is his “benevolence:” “The Lord is good.” As such, assuredly, God is worthy of…”

“For the: Psa 52:1, Psa 86:5, Psa 106:1, Psa 107:1, Psa 107:8, Psa 107:15, Psa 107:22, Psa 119:68; Jer 33:11 his mercy: Psa 36:5, Psa 103:17, Psa 118:1-4, 136:1-26; Luk 1:50 and his truth: Psa 85:10, Psa 89:1, Psa 89:2, Psa 119:90, Psa 119:91, Psa 146:6; Exo 34:6, Exo 34:7; Deu 7:9; Jer 33:20, Jer 33:21; Mic 7:20; Rom 15:8, Rom 15:9; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:13-18 all generations: Heb. generation and generation, Psa 89:1 \*marg. Next: Psalms Chapter 101”